as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
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Recent Examples of slaver
WIRED, 24 June 2023
Not backed up by the whole of law enforcement, mind you, because otherwise, there’d be no story, no slavering depictions of depravity, no waltz into the abyss and no righteous body count.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Vigilance Committee subscribed to papers including the Baltimore Sun and Richmond Dispatch, which carried advertisements from slavers looking for runaways.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
It’s aided in this by the natural grandeur of its painterly environments, which, even when littered with dead bodies and slavering monsters, create an imperative to preserve a fictional world that extends beyond exposition about the importance of doing so.
—WIRED, 24 June 2023
Not backed up by the whole of law enforcement, mind you, because otherwise, there’d be no story, no slavering depictions of depravity, no waltz into the abyss and no righteous body count.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Noun
An exception was post-apartheid South Africa, where Jaco Boshoff, a researcher at the Iziko Museums, was looking for a Dutch slaver called the Meermin.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Vigilance Committee subscribed to papers including the Baltimore Sun and Richmond Dispatch, which carried advertisements from slavers looking for runaways.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaver
Verb
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Symptoms may include excessive panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, drooling, vomiting, or confusion.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Elavil can help with not only depression but also symptoms like drooling.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
20 July 2025
Noun
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One third have spit saliva or pool water back into the pool.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Symptoms can include anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, an abundance of saliva and aggressive behavior.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Mix half a teaspoon of salt into a cup of warm water and gargle for 15-30 seconds before spitting it out.30 Try saline nasal washes: This can help flush out allergens, dust, and irritants from your nasal passages.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
27 July 2025
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He’s continued the ritual back at Loyola Marymount University, the equipment’s spinning wheels spitting the ball out at him, over and over again.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Democrats have long salivated at the prospect of turning Texas blue.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Over the weekend, fan pages salivated over make-believe crossovers and posse cuts, not really considering the prospect of this being purely a solo album.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
21 July 2025
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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaver. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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